Introduction

Rita A. Gardiner
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Rita A. Gardiner: The University of Western Ontario

Chapter 1 in Gender, Authenticity and Leadership, 2015, pp 1-9 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Several years ago I attended a fundraising event at which some women in the community were receiving awards for their work. The women honored came from different walks of life. Each gave a passionate speech that included thanking friends and colleagues for their part in the honoree’s success. However, the last speaker took a different route. In her speech she said ‘I’m an authentic leader.’ My immediate, visceral response was: ‘Isn’t that for others to judge?’ Little did I realize that my first encounter with the concept of authentic leadership would lead to this book, in which I consider the interconnections among gender, leadership and authenticity.

Keywords: Authentic Leadership; Gender Socialization; Current Scholarship; Social Conformity; Woman Leader (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137460455_1

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